原文：It would be unfortunate if students were made the instruments

原文：It would be unfortunate if students were made the instruments of competition and teaching and learning methods were reduced to mere strategies for coming out tops in the race.译文：如果学生沦为竞争和教学的工具，学习方法沦为争夺名次的竞争策略的话，那就太可悲了。改译：
【正确答案】：如果学生沦为竞争的工具，教学和学习方法沦为争夺名次的竞争策略的话，那就太可惜。【解析】译文对句子结构的划分不正确。在the instruments of competition and teaching and learning methods中，第一and连接的是前后两个分句，而非competition 和teaching且说“学生沦为教学的工具”也不符合逻辑。